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do_core_note in readelf.c in libmagic.a in file 5.35 has an out-of-bounds read because memcpy is misused.
- Products
- file
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 1:5.35-3
- CVEs
- CVE-2019-8906
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 28 Oct 2026, 11:09 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
do_core_note in readelf.c in libmagic.a in file 5.35 has an out-of-bounds read because memcpy is misused.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2019-8906
file
Fixed versions: 1:5.35-3
file
Fixed versions: 1:5.35-3
file
Fixed versions: 1:5.35-3
Complete source record
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